Chris says: “Linda Lovelace, star of the seminal mainstream porno DEEP THROAT, had a life story seemingly tailor-made for a biopic: plucked from obscurity, she became an instant, infamous celebrity, but paid dearly for it. LOVELACE revels in that dichotomy,
Michael says: “Of all of William Faulkner’s catalog, I have only read The Sound and the Fury, but that is enough to tell me that James Franco successfully captures the tone and feel of Faulkner in his co-written adaptation of
Thom says: “This is a nasty little film that certainly knows how to entertain once you get past the content. I’ve never seen any of Vroman’s previous output but I can say he’s done a very professional job here. Shannon
Jason says: “As THE TEMPEST opens in cinemas after a certain amount of delay (the Walt Disney Company spent much of the past year or so trying to figure out what to do with Miramax Pictures, holding it in limbo),
Thom says: “There wasn’t any reason to suppose that this wouldn’t be a great film but since this was Epstein & Friedman’s first dramatic film (although based on recorded events) I only plunged in because they have made quite a
Jason says: “There is not a whole heck of a lot to 127 HOURS, story-wise: Guy goes climbing on his own, gets pinned by a falling boulder, and has to figure out a way to get out of a thoroughly
Bruce says: “Many might call MILK Gus Van Sant’s return to content from his concentration on form in recent films such as GERRY, ELEPHANT, LAST DAYS and PARANOID PARK. The one thing that MILK does have in common with the
Michael says: “With an outstanding cast and a handful of Independent Spirit Award nominations (including Best Director, Best Feature, and Best Supporting Actress), I would have thought that Karen MoNcrieff’s somber, powerful film, THE DEAD GIRL, would have had better
Bruce says: “Tobey Maguire is so likable it is difficult for me to be objective about his films. Ordinarily I would not rate derivative comic book action films very high on my list. But I find the Spider-Man films enjoyable
Bruce says: “THE COMPANY is a difficult film to classify because it isn’t much of anything. Robert Altman loves tackling complicated scenarios. One would think a peek-a-boo film about what goes on behind the scenes at a dance company would
